| Name | CVE-2010-4651 |
| Description | Directory traversal vulnerability in util.c in GNU patch 2.6.1 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a filename that is specified with a .. (dot dot) or full pathname, a related issue to CVE-2010-1679. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| patch (PTS) | sid, trixie, bookworm, bullseye | 2.7.6-7 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| patch | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | |
Notes
Applying a patch blindly opens more severe security issues than only directory traversal...
openwall ships a fix
See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667529 for details